tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post7081983530870861420..comments2023-10-17T04:51:08.765-10:00Comments on KauaiEclectic: Musings: Private NuisanceJoan Conrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00172330100788007499noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-63752222455408118912015-02-27T19:33:23.339-10:002015-02-27T19:33:23.339-10:00Gimme cows over tourists anyday, says 6:22. But...Gimme cows over tourists anyday, says 6:22. But, but, but, the County just spent big money on a plan to make the south shore more attractive for tourists; backing up what a commissioner was reported to have said - Poipu is going to be the Waikiki of Kauai. God help us. I choose a cow, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-64031491167219652122015-02-20T20:13:18.317-10:002015-02-20T20:13:18.317-10:00Thanx for the comment 12:01! People in power love...Thanx for the comment 12:01! People in power love to quote how complex things are so us common folk will simply back down and let them make decisions for us because we are to low class to think for ourselves. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-55625747288543639632015-02-20T19:56:28.061-10:002015-02-20T19:56:28.061-10:002:03
Looks like to stooges confused you too.2:03<br /><br />Looks like to stooges confused you too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-8239153531909326492015-02-20T12:01:07.931-10:002015-02-20T12:01:07.931-10:0010:59 Well stated. Do not let Duhson grind you dow...10:59 Well stated. Do not let Duhson grind you downAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-30807210979939157002015-02-20T11:10:04.418-10:002015-02-20T11:10:04.418-10:0010:59 AM wrote:
Economic inequality in a capital...<br />10:59 AM wrote:<br /><i> Economic inequality in a capitalistict society,as our is, is a result of some working harder than others. You want more then work harder. You want a better education to get ahead then study more. Sounds simplistic but it is. </i><br /><br />Umm... on second thought, you needn't bother with Piketty or Stiglitz.Dawsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-29817959440188610112015-02-20T10:59:58.231-10:002015-02-20T10:59:58.231-10:00Dawson- Economic inequality in a capitalistict soc...Dawson- Economic inequality in a capitalistict society,as our is, is a result of some working harder than others. You want more then work harder. You want a better education to get ahead then study more. Sounds simplistic but it is. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-63487769302521231912015-02-20T09:51:54.882-10:002015-02-20T09:51:54.882-10:007:51 AM wrote:
Dawson - More taxes = less economic...<br />7:51 AM wrote:<br /><i>Dawson - More taxes = less economic opportunity.</i><br /><br />That's certainly part of it, but not the big part. People who cling to the simplistic belief that bloated government is to blame for our middle class woes aren't looking at the complex, multinational reality behind the rise of economic inequality. <br /><br />It's worse than you think -- perhaps worse than any of us think. Read Piketty's <i>Capital in the Twenty-First Century</i> and Stiglitz' <i>The Price of Inequality: How Today's Divided Society Endangers Our Future.</i> You'll be blown away by the parallels to Kauai's economy.Dawsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-51379026473225996762015-02-20T07:51:53.761-10:002015-02-20T07:51:53.761-10:00Dawson - More taxes = less economic opportunity. Dawson - More taxes = less economic opportunity. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-81510286024967729512015-02-20T06:22:45.795-10:002015-02-20T06:22:45.795-10:00gimme cows over tourists anydaygimme cows over tourists anydayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-33012049596541117062015-02-20T05:05:47.102-10:002015-02-20T05:05:47.102-10:00People forget that our whole island is becoming in...People forget that our whole island is becoming infested with wild pigs. Raising of cattle and sheep are popular due to the demand of grass-fed. Yes, they are scattered and not confined to any one area. However, ONE dairy becomes a problem, when we used to have at least two? Further, this pasture rotational concept is a different type of dairy. If the dairy succeeds, Kauai can "brand" dairy products and enhance our island's sustainability. Our Kauai Coffee is already making it's way to a great coffee that people are loving; and it's grown and processed on island and genuinely called 100% Kauai Coffee. One last comment, the stench from sewers is much more obnoxious, their pollution is more toxic, and those facilities are going to grow in numbers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-52504545223208309852015-02-19T16:25:50.393-10:002015-02-19T16:25:50.393-10:00Knew Yukimura was pushing the home fire place ban....Knew Yukimura was pushing the home fire place ban. Just her style A ban for no reason other than an obscure obsession she has. The failure of any public support whatsoever revealed her hand. <br />The council was already told last year by M. Trask that it was illegal. Now Hooser and Yukimura are worried that the a State will exempt Kokee anyway. Hence Hoosers pretense that it only affects a few homes, when it affects ninety percent of the homes on the island. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-47154263192269236792015-02-19T14:03:59.734-10:002015-02-19T14:03:59.734-10:00@ 1:31 -- What is the "real discussion?"...@ 1:31 -- What is the "real discussion?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-686617973208692432015-02-19T13:54:48.445-10:002015-02-19T13:54:48.445-10:00It can't, unless it is reclassified by a two-t...It can't, unless it is reclassified by a two-thirds vote of the House and Senate, each voting separately. But Grove Farm has a lot of other land at Mahaulepu that isn't in the IAL, which could be developed as a resort. Joan Conrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00172330100788007499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-77919379156810581372015-02-19T13:40:18.820-10:002015-02-19T13:40:18.820-10:00If that area is designated IAL how can it be used ...If that area is designated IAL how can it be used for resort development?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-67365313238250253622015-02-19T13:31:19.720-10:002015-02-19T13:31:19.720-10:00The controversies tearing our island apart are s...The controversies tearing our island apart are staged to obscure real agendas. Hired stooges muddle the subject with fear, half truths and a dash of local v haole, to keep focus off the real discussion. Think about where the Pig or Cow over a Haole tee shirt came from. Don't see them for sale at Crazy Shirts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-28180500884669708312015-02-19T12:01:12.829-10:002015-02-19T12:01:12.829-10:0010:30AM wrote:
This is how bureaucrats work. They ...<br />10:30AM wrote:<br /><i>This is how bureaucrats work. They pretend to protect the poor and weak with legislation to make their power grab palatable to the uninformed when in reality they are creating more government which equals more tax which means no middle class. All that is left are the very rich, mostly bureaucrats, and us. Time to end this - get informed and reduce and limit government!</i><br /><br />True enough about bureaucrats. But bad as taxes are, they aren't what's mass murdering the middle class -- it's lack of economic opportunity. And that's especially the case on Kauai, which has sold its soul to the devil of tourism.<br />Dawsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-55493234541755004782015-02-19T11:58:57.874-10:002015-02-19T11:58:57.874-10:00I'd rather see other 'important' ag th...I'd rather see other 'important' ag there; cows in the sun? HmmmmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-86095661486332852132015-02-19T10:37:15.209-10:002015-02-19T10:37:15.209-10:00Dear 10:30 #1 -- Grove Farm already has control of...Dear 10:30 #1 -- Grove Farm already has control of the water there, through Waita reservoir. It's one reason why that area was designated Important Ag Land.<br /><br />Joan Conrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00172330100788007499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-44083869720986127132015-02-19T10:30:46.188-10:002015-02-19T10:30:46.188-10:00This is how bureaucrats work. They pretend to prot...This is how bureaucrats work. They pretend to protect the poor and weak with legislation to make their power grab palatable to the uninformed when in reality they are creating more government which equals more tax which means no middle class. All that is left are the very rich, mostly bureaucrats, and us. Time to end this - get informed and reduce and limit government!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-65820919430313063422015-02-19T10:30:03.786-10:002015-02-19T10:30:03.786-10:00Of all the land that Grove Farm has, especially ma...Of all the land that Grove Farm has, especially mauka why there? Could it be water? Dairy gets access to water, when pilot project ends, Grove Farm retains water permit and BOOM.... a hotel rises from the ashes (manure) of the former dairy. GF anticipated opposition and knows project is doomed to fail. What better way to open the door for a long sought after resort development at Mahā‘ulepu? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-80802671044714085852015-02-19T09:56:11.017-10:002015-02-19T09:56:11.017-10:00And we wonder why the cost of government continues...And we wonder why the cost of government continues to sore. It's because of unnecessary laws that people like Yukimura and Hooser continue to dump on us that have real costs associated with them. With each new law, even if it doesn't create a new department to carry it out, existing departments must add new staff along with their cushy benefits to administer the new regulations further driving up the cost of government and, consequently, our taxes. Why isn't this apparent to our elected officials? It seems that all they can do is make Kauai's cost of living even more expensive. God, people like Yukimura have even fostered bills like her "Big Box" bill that served to prevent the reduction of food and merchandise costs by adding additional price competition. This is the problem when we elect lawyers to office. They have no clue about economics and finance. They live to dump more and more regulations and laws on top of us. And they call themselves "liberals"? That's total crap! They are unqualified demagogs seeking to eat way at our liberties and to increase the already extremely high cost of living on Kauai. They serve to make Kauai an island of the wealthy vs. making Kauai more livable for those of us who must struggle to remain in our island homes. How many of our children have been forced to leave their home by this sort of ill-conceived authoritarianism. This is the opposite of liberalism. It is more akin fascism. Think about it!Manuahihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10935756151568533081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-174491760865199702015-02-19T08:48:26.779-10:002015-02-19T08:48:26.779-10:00Total waste of time.Total waste of time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-32690463048415426732015-02-19T08:05:58.850-10:002015-02-19T08:05:58.850-10:00Your idea is really what bridget and friends want,...Your idea is really what bridget and friends want, right?maybe she was even hired to cause trouble. She is a retired attorney,was she hired to create this bullshit so the dairy does not happen and instead a resort does?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com